Suicide Awareness

BY BETH REAVIS NORFOLK — A wonderful event called the Hampton Roads Morning of Hope on Saturday, Sept. 8, at Mount Trashmore in Virginia Beach will bring together people whose lives have been touched by suicide or depression. It is a morning… Continue Reading →

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS MOUNT TRASHMORE — People gathered here at the city park on Saturday, Sept. 9, for a reborn, now more locally-focused event to unify people from around the region in the fight against suicide and the stigma of mental… Continue Reading →

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE MOUNT TRASHMORE — Katie and Justin Copeland were together during the Hampton Roads Morning of Hope, Help and Healing at Mount Trashmore. With the help of a volunteer, they learned to fold paper cranes, a symbol of hope.… Continue Reading →

BY POLLY SIEMANN VIRGINIA BEACH — On Saturday, Sept. 9, I will again be one of thousands coming together as a community to walk at Mount Trashmore in Virginia Beach. This walk, the Hampton Roads Morning of Hope, Help and Healing,… Continue Reading →

Ed. Note – The following is adapted from remarks delivered during the Out of the Darkness Community Walk on Saturday, Sept. 10. It has been lightly edited for style and clarity. BY JOHN JENKINS MOUNT TRASHMORE — Chris Gilchrist of the… Continue Reading →

BY RITA ANN BELL NORFOLK — I truly believe everything happens for a reason. On the morning of May 27, 2004, I came out of the bathroom expecting another normal workday. To my surprise, my grief-stricken dad, husband and one of… Continue Reading →